Short-term let rules in East Riding of Yorkshire (updated 5 Nov 2026)

No licensing or local registration scheme. A national short-term let register for England is coming under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; GOV.UK (updated 2 Oct 2026) says it is expected to begin in March 2027.

Until then, the main local rules are council tax or business rates, planning, and fire safety.

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No short-let control area, and no Article 4 direction aimed at holiday lets: the national planning data register lists 11 for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, all from 1995 on named properties in Atwick (checked 5 Nov 2026).

Whether letting a whole home as a short-term let is a material change of use is decided case by case. New tourism accommodation is covered by Policy EC2 of the Local Plan Update (Strategy Document Update, adopted 2 Apr 2025): tourism accommodation is encouraged, especially year-round and all-weather offers; in the countryside it is supported where scale, design and cumulative impact suit the location and it re-uses existing buildings, is a camping or caravan site, is farm diversification, supports an existing attraction or has a functional need to be there; and seafront tourism is supported in the Seafront Areas of Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea.

Tourism accommodation in the countryside gets holiday occupancy conditions, and the council's holiday accommodation guidance says its model conditions (used since 2005) mean holiday use only, never anyone's sole or main home, with the operator keeping a register of occupants' main addresses; it takes enforcement action on breaches.

Coastal proposals must also meet Policy ENV6 (flood risk and the Coastal Change Management Area). The council completed Gateway 1 for a new East Riding Local Plan on 30 Oct 2026, which will replace the 2025 plan.

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No visitor levy. On 4 Nov 2026 the government introduced the Visitor Levy Bill, which would let mayors and Foundation Strategic Authority leaders charge an Overnight Visitor Levy as a percentage of the accommodation price. The Bill still has to pass Parliament, so nothing applies yet.

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No short-let fees. Council tax: from April 2025 the East Riding charges a 100% second home premium on homes that are substantially furnished and usually unoccupied, not anyone's main home, so most second home owners pay double.

It does not apply where an exception or an unoccupied property exemption applies, or where you let the property commercially and pay business rates instead. Exceptions (national rules from 1 Apr 2025) include: annexes treated as part of the main home (Class F); homes actively marketed for sale or let (Classes G and H, 12 months); probate (Class I, 12 months); job-related homes (Class J); occupied caravan pitches and boat moorings (Class K); and seasonal homes where year-round living is banned, or a planning condition limits use to holiday accommodation or stops anyone staying more than 28 days in a row (Class L).

To ask for an exception, or if you think your home is not a second home, email council.tax@eastriding.gov.uk with your account reference, the address, the exception and evidence; you can also apply for a discretionary reduction for hardship.

Homes empty and substantially unfurnished pay a premium after 1 year: 100% (1 to 5 years), 200% (5 to 10 years) and 300% (10 years or more), and a change of owner does not reset it. If your holiday let meets the business rates test (available at least 140 nights and actually let at least 70 nights in the last 12 months, and you plan to offer 140 nights in the next 12), it is valued for business rates instead of council tax, so the premium does not apply.

A single let with a rateable value under £15,000 may get small business rate relief.

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